diff --git a/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/clangrefactoringplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/clangrefactoringplugin.cpp
index 3cc4496ce3a..7205b287e47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/clangrefactoringplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/clangrefactoringplugin.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 #include <cpptools/cppmodelmanager.h>
 
 #include <coreplugin/icore.h>
-#include <coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h>
 #include <extensionsystem/pluginmanager.h>
 
 #include <refactoringdatabaseinitializer.h>
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ public:
     SymbolQuery<QuerySqliteReadStatementFactory> symbolQuery{statementFactory};
     RefactoringEngine engine{connectionClient.serverProxy(), refactoringClient, filePathCache, symbolQuery};
 
-    QtCreatorSearch qtCreatorSearch{*Core::SearchResultWindow::instance()};
+    QtCreatorSearch qtCreatorSearch;
     QtCreatorClangQueryFindFilter qtCreatorfindFilter{connectionClient.serverProxy(),
                                                       qtCreatorSearch,
                                                       refactoringClient};
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.cpp b/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.cpp
index d5802c9c971..341bfe76ac5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.cpp
@@ -29,19 +29,17 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h>
 
-#include <QDir>
-
 namespace ClangRefactoring {
 
-QtCreatorSearch::QtCreatorSearch(Core::SearchResultWindow &searchResultWindow)
-    : searchResultWindow(searchResultWindow)
+QtCreatorSearch::QtCreatorSearch()
 {
 }
 
 std::unique_ptr<SearchHandle> QtCreatorSearch::startNewSearch(const QString &searchLabel,
-                                                                       const QString &searchTerm)
+                                                              const QString &searchTerm)
 {
-    Core::SearchResult *searchResult = searchResultWindow.startNewSearch(
+    auto searchResultWindow = Core::SearchResultWindow::instance();
+    Core::SearchResult *searchResult = searchResultWindow->startNewSearch(
                 searchLabel,
                 {},
                 searchTerm,
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.h b/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.h
index ebef545d90d..cb0dcf83419 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.h
+++ b/src/plugins/clangrefactoring/qtcreatorsearch.h
@@ -27,24 +27,15 @@
 
 #include "searchinterface.h"
 
-#include <coreplugin/find/searchresultwindow.h>
-
-namespace Core {
-class SearchResultItem;
-}
-
 namespace ClangRefactoring {
 
 class QtCreatorSearch final : public SearchInterface
 {
 public:
-    QtCreatorSearch(Core::SearchResultWindow &searchResultWindow);
+    QtCreatorSearch();
 
     std::unique_ptr<SearchHandle> startNewSearch(const QString &searchLabel,
                                                  const QString &searchTerm);
-
-private:
-    Core::SearchResultWindow &searchResultWindow;
 };
 
 } // namespace ClangRefactoring